NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 238

When the new season was about to start, several sad things happened to fans in the league.

It is an objective law that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, but it is not the point - the front waves die on the beach, and this is truly soul-stirring.

This is a lonely season in which the previous generation of stars worked hand in hand. Iverson's silent scene is just a foreshadowing of his deeper sadness.After his comeback, Tracy McGrady is far worse than before, and he seems to be the sinner who affects the Rockets' GDP. Thousands of Yao Ming fans want to wear red armbands and pick up their belts and ask angrily: Why do you insist on destroying Yao Ming and the Rockets to win the trophy that should have been obtained long ago? What is your background? !

Those who are still working hard may be even more lamentable.Facing Scola, who is only qualified to laugh at Yao Ming in terms of jumping ability, Garnett bowed his head to his knees, lost control of rebounds, and was able to make three-point shots.Duncan is still intimidating, but the Spurs' decisiveness is not as good as before. Shi Fu himself has admitted that "it has started to go downhill."

When McDyess stated "I can still play for another year", the end of the previous era was basically delineated.Today Francis can only sit on the sidelines and watch the game with his son in his arms. The former boss can point to Carter who won the slam dunk king: In terms of vertical jump, you are by no means as good as me.Today, his knee problem is far more thorough than McGrady Garnett.

Of course, there is also the kind of self-"trend" characters, Arenas, Marbury, the stars of the previous generation who stepped into the NBA battlefield, how long can they last after this season.

Many fans have realized that the superstars of the "previous generation" are about to withdraw from this era, and will be replaced by the pan-platinum generation who have been struggling for six years, as well as the rising Li Zhi, Durant and Derrick Rose.

As if to prove this point, on September 9, the major media successively reported the news that Iverson joined the Grizzlies for 12 million a year.

FedEx Arena, at the press conference, Iverson, a veteran with 13 years of NBA experience, saw the Memphis people stand up and welcome him to join.Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace called Iverson one of the greatest guards in NBA history.

The people of Memphis have done a lot for the joining of AI. When they open the official website of the Grizzlies, the first thing people see is a photo of Iverson wearing a Grizzlies jersey, with the slogan "Welcome AI to Memphis" next to it.

However, the intention of the Grizzlies to introduce AI, which has been mentioned before, is also very obvious here.After welcoming the AI, the official website said on the back of the photo, "Buy season tickets, get the Iverson Grizzlies version of the jersey, starting at only $10 per game."

The introduction of Iverson inevitably sacrificed some people, such as Juan Navarro.

In order to control cap space, the introduction of Iverson allowed the Grizzlies to withdraw their offer for Navarro, which made him an unrestricted free agent. In the 2007-08 season, Navarro averaged 10.9 points and 2.2 assists per game.The Spanish defender returned to his home country to play for Barcelona last season.

Just here, the Warriors cut in and signed Navarro for 260W a year.Nelson will never dislike the number of shooters. When Morrow left, Navarro just filled the vacancy of Morrow.Whether there is a shooter may have little impact on a team, but shooters can often turn the situation around in some games.

The role of the shooter is more obvious in some critical moments and key games. Sometimes, whether your tactics can be opened depends on whether the shooter has a touch.Maybe a shooter can only take 2-3 shots in a game, but as long as each shooter makes one shot, the situation of the team will be different.

Some experts have questioned the Warriors. Why does the Warriors feel like an upstart this season?The point guard was not good last season, so this season he will be crazy to supplement the point guard?Curry, Beverly, Navarro, what are you doing?Li Zhi laughed at these doubts.

Dude, we'll have them all play point guard?Except for Curry who is the real point guard this season, who else will be used by Nelson as a point guard?

Last season, Morrow played as a small forward with the height of a point guard. Jackson and Li Zhi, who are in their early [-]s, played power forwards many times. Why are Navarro and Beverly point guards?
Looking at the team's lineup, Nelson laughed and said, this Beverly has a good defense and a good attitude, so let him play shooting guard and Jackson as a substitute.

This Navarro, it's not bad to come off the bench as a spot-up shooter when he's free.

At this time, on the flight to Auckland, Navarro's spine twitched for no reason...

The off-season is boring, and the experts also seem to be in a bad mood. They came out and made some predictions for the new season. Although their predictions are not reliable every year, fans like this set.Therefore, in order to earn traffic, the major media began to make crazy predictions.

ESPN columnist Bill Simmons boiled down the top teams for the new season to five.

First of all, the Eastern Conference is a three-legged situation. Compared with the Western Conference, the "arms race" in the Eastern Conference this summer has become more intense. Many heavyweight players have switched to the Eastern Conference, which has also brought greater changes to the new season.

Coupled with the return of some heavyweight injured players such as Garnett and Arenas, the competition in the Eastern Conference in the new season will be unprecedentedly fierce and cruel.

In the new season, teams such as the Cavaliers, Magic, and Celtics are expected to compete for the Eastern Conference championship, and even the championship, while the Wizards, who are back with Arenas and have been greatly strengthened in the summer, are likely to play the dark horse.

For the Celtics, the biggest good news they got this summer is Garnett's return from injury.In the absence of Garnett last season, Celtics point guard Rondo got a good opportunity to grow, and he played a good record with the other two "giants".

Garnett's comeback will make them even more powerful, and "Roaring God" Rasheed Wallace also gave Garnett a heavyweight helper.With the maturity of Rondo, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Celtics now have the "Big Five".If it is not plagued by injuries, the Celtics will be the biggest favorites for the Eastern Conference championship in the new season.

The Cavaliers' big move this summer is to introduce Biedrins. In theory, Biedrins can help the "little emperor" James attract the opponent's defense in the interior, so that the "little emperor" will have less offensive pressure.

When Li Zhi saw the report, he felt a powerless egg pain, yes, it was an egg pain.He thought the Warriors would be happy to pick up a Navarro, but he didn't expect the Cavaliers to go too far...

It was O'Neal who was traded to the Cavaliers in the previous life. At that time, O'Neal was too old to provide any help to James, but Biedrins was different.Biedrins' skills are not as strong as O'Neal's, but he is young, and his offensive and defensive growth has not been bad this year, much better than the old Sharks.With the leadership of the "little emperor", supplemented by Anthony Parker, Moon and West, Mo Williams and others, the Cavaliers should also be able to dominate the East.

The biggest personnel change for the Magic this summer is the departure of Turkoglu and the introduction of Vince Carter.Judging from the comparison of personal abilities, Carter can shoot suddenly, and Bitkoglu is more comprehensive, but Carter's organizational ability is not as good as Turkoglu.After such a personnel adjustment, can the Magic maintain the chemistry of last season?

Fortunately, the Magic's all-star point guard Nelson has returned from injury in the playoffs of last season. After further recovery this summer, Nelson is expected to return to the level before his injury last season. In addition, they have "Warcraft" Howard guarding the inside.The Magic will still be one of the most powerful contenders for the Eastern Conference title in the new season.

Compared with the east, the west is a bit more complicated.The defending champion Warriors actually look weak in the first-class team...

The first is the Lakers. The Lakers have only one goal in the new season, and that is the championship.For this goal, the Lakers basically retained the original team from last season this summer. Although Ariza was gone, they got Artest, who has more comprehensive offensive and defensive capabilities.

The only thing they worry about is whether Artest can be integrated into the Lakers' tactical system, whether Artest will bring unnecessary trouble to the Lakers, and whether it will destroy the chemistry of the Lakers.

On the basis of retaining the Three Musketeers, the Spurs have basically recovered from Ginobili's injury. The addition of Richard Jefferson and McDyess may make the Spurs' offense sharper. This year they also got the underrated Dejuan Blair in the draft.

After the reorganization in the summer, the Spurs have become a strong team with top-notch offensive and defensive strength in the league, not to mention that they have the wily Popovich to help them strategize.With the help of the healthy Ginobili, Jefferson and McDyess in the new season, the Spurs will launch a strong impact on the Lakers in the West, and strive to successfully block the Lakers in the Western Conference playoffs and enter the Finals.

The Nuggets did not carry out large-scale operations this summer, and basically maintained the lineup of last season.Billups joined the Nuggets in the middle of the season last season and has already brought earth-shaking changes to the Nuggets. I believe that after a summer of further integration, the sense of tacit understanding between Billups and the Nuggets teammates will further increase. Coupled with the further maturity of Anthony, JR-Smith, Nene and other players, the Nuggets will still be one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference in the new season.

The Mavericks retained the core lineup of Nowitzki, Kidd, Josh Howard and Jason Terry this summer, and attracted Marion to help out. Marion should make up for some defects in the Mavericks lineup and provide the Mavericks with some help in the new season.In the new season, the Mavericks are expected to attack strong teams like the Lakers and Spurs.In the regular season of the new season, the Mavericks are likely to rank among the top four in the West.

(End of this chapter)